First Watch, a Florida-based breakfast, brunch, and lunch chain, will open its first Leander location in April along Ronald Reagan Boulevard within the Gateway 29 development.

On the menu: With a chef-inspired menu and rotating seasonal offerings, the restaurant offers classics, such as avocado toast, and specialty entrees, including smoked salmon eggs Benedict and lemon ricotta pancakes. Guests can pair their meals with a drink from the fresh juice bar or signature cocktail creations, such as Cinnamon Toast Cereal Milk.

The restaurant’s seasonal menu will feature meals highlighting ingredients that are in season.

• 19389 Ronald Reagan Blvd, Leander

Learn more about the candidates running for the Liberty Hill ISD board of trustees, Place 1, ahead of the May 2 election.

The overview: Board members serve three-year terms. Three candidates have filed to appear on the ballot for Place 1 on the Liberty Hill ISD board of trustees: Albert Kennedy, Christopher Neighbors and Kevin Weber.

Early voting will be available April 20-April 28.

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The East Williamson County Texas State Technical College campus will add semiconductor technology as well as automation and robotics technology curriculum this fall, the trade school announced April 8. 

What you need to know: The addition of these courses to the Hutto school's curriculum is a direct response to a surge in demand for skilled workers in the semiconductor and manufacturing industries in Williamson County, per a news release shared by TSTC. This surge in demand is largely driven by increased local fabrication and domestic chip production. 

The details: The new curriculum will join the college's existing Industrial Maintenance program among offerings in the greater Advanced Manufacturing program geared toward the local semiconductor and manufacturing industry. Registration for the summer and fall 2026 semesters is now open, according to the college.